6.5% increase in the sales of retail shops
In June 2018, the volume of sales in retail shops increased by 6.5% according to raw data and by 6.1% adjusted for calendar effects compared to the same period of the previous year. The volume of sales, adjusted for calendar effects, rose by 2.6% in specialized and non-specialized food shops, by 10.8% in non-food retail shops and by 5.8% in automotive fuel retailing. In January–June 2018, the volume of sales – also according to calendar adjusted data – was 6.9% higher than in the corresponding period of the previous year.
Volume indices on sales in retail shops
(Same period of the previous year=100.0)
(%)
Period | Retail sales of food, drinks and tobacco | Retail sales of non-food products | Retail sales of automotive fuel | Retail sales, total | Retail sales, total, unadjusted (raw) data | |
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adjusted for calendar effects | ||||||
2017 | June | 103.8 | 108.4 | 104.9 | 105.7 | 105.2 |
July | 101.9 | 107.8 | 103.6 | 104.4 | 104.2 | |
August | 102.0 | 107.3 | 102.2 | 103.9 | 104.7 | |
September | 103.6 | 111.8 | 99.7 | 106.0 | 105.6 | |
October | 104.2 | 109.9 | 106.9 | 106.9 | 106.3 | |
November | 103.8 | 110.8 | 103.3 | 106.6 | 106.7 | |
December | 103.4 | 111.2 | 104.8 | 106.7 | 105.0 | |
2017 | January–December | 103.0 | 109.2 | 103.1 | 105.4 | 105.2 |
2018 | January | 104.5 | 112.5 | 108.1 | 107.8 | 107.8 |
February | 103.6 | 109.2 | 109.8 | 106.6 | 106.6 | |
March | 107.4 | 107.3 | 105.2 | 107.2 | 108.7 | |
April | 102.4 | 109.8 | 108.7 | 106.1 | 104.4 | |
May | 105.5 | 109.8 | 108.0 | 107.7 | 107.1 | |
June | 102.6 | 110.8 | 105.8 | 106.1 | 106.5 | |
2018 | January–June | 104.3 | 109.9 | 107.5 | 106.9 | 106.8 |